A 7 Year Old Boy With Difficulty Standing Up And Delayed Milestones
This 7-year-old boy presented with history of difficulty in standing up and had delayed motor mile stones.1. What is the sign called which is shown in the picture above?2. What is the most probable...
View ArticleNormal Sinus Rhythm
A 50 Year old lady, newly diagnosed case of hypertension visits her general physician for a routine checkup. Her blood pressure is well controlled on Tab Enalapril 5 mg once daily. She has no active...
View ArticleA Case Of Basal Cell Carcinoma
This 50 Year old lady presents to her doctor with a slowly growing painless lesion on her face. The lesion is shown in the picture above. What is the most probable diagnosis?Diagnosis: Basal Cell...
View ArticleA 42 Year Old Alcoholic Man Presents With Cough And Fever
A 42-year-old alcoholic man develops cough and fever. Chest x-ray is shown below which shows an air-fluid level in the superior segment of the right lower lobe.Which of the following is the most likely...
View ArticleManagement Of A Patient With An Ischemic Stroke
A 68-year-old man with a history of hypertension and coronary artery disease presents with right sided weakness, sensory loss, and an expressive aphasia. Neuroimaging studies are shown.In the emergency...
View ArticleA Case Of Hammar -Toe Deformity
A 47-year-old woman presented with pain in the ball of her feet on weight-bearing. She works as a nurse and walks most of her 12-hour shift. Few months ago she noticed deformity of the digits in her...
View ArticleA Case Of Partial Albinism (Piebaldism)
This neonate has a white forelock of hairs and patch of hypopigmentation on forehead. There are no other anomalies seen.What is the most likely diagnosis?Answer With Discussion: If only a patch of...
View ArticleA 6 Year Old Child Presents With A Skin Erruption
This 6 year old child initially had a solitary oval patch on his trunk which was treated by the general practitioner with clotrimazole lotion considering it to be tinea corporis lesion. But after 5-7...
View ArticleClub Foot Deformity - A Brief Discussion
Clubfoot describes a range of foot abnormalities usually present at birth (congenital) in which the foot is twisted out of shape or position.Also known as talipes equinovarus.In patients with a club...
View ArticleA 68 Year Old Man, A Retired Fire Man Presents With Symptoms Of Lower Chest...
A 68-year-old man, a retired fireman, has developed symptoms of lower respiratory chest infection,which have left him with a hacking cough. His CXR is shown below:What would you arrange next to...
View ArticleA 60-year-old retired construction worker presents with a non-healing skin...
A 60-year-old retired construction worker presents with a non-healing skin lesion on his face that occasionally bleeds when he gets out of the shower. The picture in closeup of the lesion is shown...
View ArticleDifferential Diagnosis Of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
Noncontrast CT demonstrates enlarged lateral ventricles without significant cerebral atrophyNormal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) can be idiopathic or secondary to meningitis, subarachnoid...
View ArticleAcanthosis Nigricans And Associated Medical Conditions.
You note the above skin disorder during a general medical evaluation. You explain to the patient they are at risk for the development ofA) Alzheimer’s diseaseB) TuberculosisC) Diabetes mellitusD)...
View ArticleRegarding Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)
Which of the following diseases is associated with frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)?A. Diabetes mellitusB. OsteoarthritisC. HypertensionD. PregnancyE. GoutAnswer A. Diabetes mellitusDiscussion:...
View ArticleA Brief Description Of Acne Rosacea
Acne rosacea is a chronic skin disease of unknown aetiologyClinical Featurestypically affects nose, cheeks and foreheadflushing is often first symptomtelangiectasia are commonlater develops into...
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